Mathematicians have worked out the optimal strategy for Guess Who?
The quickest way to win the board game Guess Who? involves asking sneaky questions that involve a logical paradox, according to mathematicians
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The secret to what makes colours pop on dazzling songbirds
Hidden layers of colour in the plumage of tanagers and some other songbirds explain what makes them so eye-catching
Quarter of people follow rules even with no downside to breaking them
Why do we follow rules? A series of experiments with more than 14,000 people reveals that around a quarter of us will follow rules unconditionally, ev
Laughter therapy really could boost your emotional well-being
Structured interventions that encourage a good giggle, whether they are laughter yoga or clown visits, could have health benefits
China’s Chang’e 6 returns with first rocks from far side of the moon
The Chinese lunar spacecraft Chang’e 6 has touched down in Inner Mongolia, bringing back to Earth the first rock samples from the moon’s far side
Wearable device monitors tumour size and displays it in an app
A wearable device that sticks to the skin can constantly measure the size of certain tumours and wirelessly transmit that information to a smartphone
Classical music synchronises the audience’s heartbeats and sweating
The audience’s heartbeats synchronise during classical music concerts, particularly if its members have “agreeable” or “open” personalities
Forests’ vanishing snow is also bad news for carbon storage
The loss of snow cover in temperate forests is set to slow their growth and reduce their ability to remove carbon from the atmosphere, an overlooked c
Vanishing Y chromosomes seem to be driving heart disease in men
Men typically lose Y chromosomes from their cells as they get older, which could be affecting their heart health
Gravitational waves finally prove Stephen Hawking’s black hole theorem
An exceptionally loud collision between two black holes has been detected by the LIGO gravitational wave observatory, enabling physicists to test a th